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Sculpture, Nangamso, from the Afreaks series
This is a sculpture. It was designed by The Haas Brothers, Nikolai Haas and Simon Haas and collaborator: The Haas Sisters of Monkeybiz and Monkeybiz.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from R & Company as part of Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
Nangamso is a striped beaded creature with a stubby tail. This sculpture is from Afreaks, a series of playful objects that utilize the hyperbolic geometric patterns that govern such natural phenomena as coral formations. The beads are assembled by women from the Khayelitsha settlement outside of Cape Town, South Africa. Known as The Haas Sisters, they collaborate with The Haas Brothers on the realization of these remarkable pieces.
It is credited Courtesy of R & Company, New York and The Haas Brothers, Los Angeles.
- Scarf
- warp: 29" (74cm) weft: 29" (74cm).
- Gift of Arlene Cooper.
- 1992-187-1
- Thorn Beads Necklace Necklace
- polymer clay, metal wire.
- Gift of Julie: Artisans' Gallery, New York, and Pier Voulkos.
- 1993-82-1
- Thahla Crew-neck Sweater, Ndlela Ntle Shorts, Sandals, And Socks, from the...
- merino wool, mohair, leather, bamboo.
- Museum purchase from designer.
- s-e-1785a/f
Our curators have highlighted 18 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Sculpture, Theodora, from the Afreaks series
- glass beads, wire, wood, mixed fiber stuffing, and cast bronze.
- Courtesy of R & Company, New York and The Haas Brothers, Los Angeles.
- 25.2015.8
- Sculpture, Miranda Julyland, from the Afreaks series, 2015
- glass beads, wire, wood, mixed fiber stuffing, and cast bronze.
- Courtesy of R & Company, New York and The Haas Brothers, Los Angeles.
- 25.2015.11
- Sculpture, Red Tipper Gore, from the Afreaks series
- glass beads, wire, wood, mixed fiber stuffing, and cast bronze.
- Courtesy of R & Company, New York and The Haas Brothers, Los Angeles.
- 25.2015.5
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 45.7 × 61 × 27.9 cm (18 × 24 × 11 in.) (approx.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
